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This article was translated and reposted from INFOBAE
New banners prohibiting the transfer, sale, processing and any business related to fentanyl appeared again in several locations in Sonora, signed by the Grupo Cazadores, an alleged armed wing of Los Chapitos of the Sinaloa Cartel.
“Attention. This communiqué is to inform the government and the community that the transfer, sale, processing and any business related to fentanyl will not be allowed in the towns of Altar, Sasabe, Saric, Santa Ana, Benjamin, Magdalena and surrounding areas. If you do not obey this order, please abide by the consequences. Sincerely. Grupo Cazadores”, reads the banners.
.So far it is not known how many banners appeared and in which municipalities of the state. Grupo Cazadores is identified as an armed wing of Los Chapitos.
These banners are in addition to the warning issued by another armed group linked to the faction of Joaquin El Chapo Guzman’s sons: Los Pelones, on October 5.
Los Pelones have a strong presence in Sonoyta, Caborca and Pitiquito. They originated between 2004 and 2006, and because they are also known by the nickname “Los Memos,” it is presumed that this cell may have emerged thanks to the impulse of Adelmo Niebla Gonzalez and/or Guillermo Nieblas, alias “El Memo.
“We join the prohibition of transfer, processing and sale and everything related to fentanyl and its modalities from this moment is prohibited in Sonoyta and Caborca and whoever does not abide by the order to abide by the consequences. Att: Los Pelones,” the banner read.
The messages are in addition to those found on Monday, October 2 in Sinaloa, which were signed by ‘Los Chapitos’ and appeared in the municipalities of Culiacán, Mazatlán, Guamúchil and Ahome.
The content of the messages had to do with the ban on the sale of fentanyl in Sinaloa, in an attempt to disassociate itself from its production and distribution, according to the images that were shared on social networks.
“Due to the incessant misinformation of some media outlets and the evident omission of the government by not investigating and prosecuting the real culprits of this epidemic, the sale, manufacture, transportation or any type of business involving the substance known as fentanyl, including the sale of chemicals for its production, is strictly prohibited in Sinaloa,” the banners read.
Source: INFOBAE
